How Do You Divvy Up the Dirty Work? (#Giveaway)

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Do you find yourself keeping score when it comes to chores in your home? Like most married couples, my husband and I struggle not to get in a situation where we track who does what and assume that we are each doing more than our fair share.

Since we know that things are never 50/50, I was interested to see the findings of a recent study from Scrubbing Bubbles (called the Dirty Work Index™ survey), where they examine the difference between men and women's attitudes towards household chores. Some of the most fascinating facts are being shared via the Scrubby Solutions Facebook tab -- complete with video commentary from John Gray of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" fame.

Here is just one surprising fact from the study:

When it comes to cleaning, women think they do it all. In fact, 58 percent of women say it’s their “job” to clean, and a quarter (25 percent) of all women feels as if they are the cleaning “leader” in their homes. Conversely, more than half of women confided that they want more overall help from their partner or spouse, but 38 percent don’t trust them to meet their standards of cleanliness.

Wanna Win?We are giving one lucky reader an assortment of Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-A-Clean products: Active Scrub, Bathroom Cleaner, and Mega Shower Foamer. To be entered to win, just tell us tell us how you handle the chores in your home! You have until March 10th at 11:59 pm CST to get your entries in, and winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries. You may enter every day and we will pick one winner at random from all eligible entries. (Please answer the question for the first entry. Each entry after that can be "enter me.") This giveaway is open to U.S. residents ages 18+. See our full rules here.

I do most of the chores, but my hubby helps. I try to do them in rotations (every two weeks vacuum, every week clean bathrooms, every month baseboards, etc) so I don't feel like I'm cleaning constantlyMaizuru@aol.com

My kids have a chore chart and do well on it. I know that I'm most productive in the mornings so I try to push and get as much done in the morning as I can. It still feels like our house is always messy.

I hate doing house work, but it has to be done so I do it. The one thing I hate the most is cleaning the bathroom. That is the pits, but again it has to be done so I do it. I thought that if I could win this Scrubbing Bubbles prizes it would help me feel a little better about myself as I clean the toilet. Ack!

I have no choice but to do ALL the chores myself, includint the yard work. HOwever the yard work I enjoy so I don't think of it as a chore. I do have the kids that have to maintain their rooms but the remainder of the house is ALL mine! I am now starting the Spring Cleaning so this would really come in handy!Thanks for the opp!

We all share the cleaning but some things do go to one person: Mom likes to dust, Dad does laundry, Mom doesnt mind ironing, Dad cleans the kitchen, everyone pitches in on bathrooms, vacuuming, etc. This prize package would help keep us clean :) Stephanie email: teacher2b@charter.net

The way I "handle" bathroom chores has changed since my newly-married days.

In the early days of my marriage, my approach was to not clean it, and see how long it took my hubby to feel like he must...that didn't work. My resolve wore thin as the mildew accumulated on the bathtub, and the ring around the toilet made me gag...

Now, after 15 years, I realize that I must clean the bathroom, but in exchange, I get a man who will do the dishes, cook great dinners part of the time, and clean up the living room. He is a good man, and pretty-satisfactorily house trained, as far as men go...

I handle the cleaning and chores in my house mainly bymyself! I try to keep up on everything by cleaning, picking up, and putting things away when ever I can. At least once a week I fully attack my home and do a deep scrubbing of all bathrooms, showers, kitchen, floors, and windows! Some days I slack though and things can get dirty and at that point I really who somebody else pitches in a bit! Naomilovetogive123 at gmail dot com

I try (and I stress TRY) to keep a routine. Space out the chores throughout the week so I can get stuff done in a regular fashion without getting overwhelmed. All the laundry done and put away in one day, vacuum/mop floors/clean bathroom another day, etc. I try. LOL.

I usually do the chores during the weekend, splitting them up into 2 days. Sometimes I just do the laundry throughout the week though. My husband helps out with the vacuuming and picking up things and usually does most of the cooking and unloads the dishwasher for me.